Sweeps

In his latest release from BJJ Fanatics, famed grappling and MMA Coach Neil Melanson opens up the playbook for his Ground Marshal Half Guard techniques. One of the positions he explores is the Octopus Guard. In simple...

Famed grappling and MMA Coach Neil Melanson opens up the playbook for his Ground Marshal Half Guard techniques. One of the positions he explores is the half guard. This is a simple but effective sweep using the half g...

In order to shut down the underhook used by Rafael Sapo on the half-guard, Leo Tunico wraps his partner's arm in a whizzer. Sapo takes advantage and traps Tunico's arm. Note that the guard player immediately hip-escap...

This is a great way to control your opponent, especially if they are bigger and heavier than you. It also has a little nifty sweep that I think you guys will like. I throw in a footlock as a potential in the end. I am...

Ready to roll? Try some of these moves demonstrated by BJJ legend Ricardo Liborio at Century Martial Arts. This Tip of the Month series uses the Frame Guard, and some tricks you can pull out of your sleeve from there.

In this video my buddy Nick and I were drilling some different sweeps and transitions we wanted to work on for our BJJ game.
Most of the sweeps came from Open Guard positions like Butterfly and De La Riva variatio...

Here are a couple of my favorite high-percentage options from deep half guard. This position has been a game changer and saved me a lot over the years. In this video I show you a good setup for a waiter sweep and an o...